How to Use reason with in a Sentence

reason with

verb
  • The poster tried to reason with her friend.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Alone at home, Sharp stepped outside and tried to reason with him.
    — USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Rose tries to reason with Laura.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
  • Lynette tries to reason with him, but Cody takes the bag of money and leaves.
    — Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Video shows Brown holding a grocery bag, trying to reason with the kids.
    — Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2025
  • That stands to reason with the past few months being the only work he’s gotten with his new pass-catchers.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2026
  • That number resonates for good reason with Herb Alpert.
    — Dave Gil De Rubio, AJC.com, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The young woman tried to reason with her, offering to stay in her sister’s old room even if it wasn’t fully set up.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Before the police arrive, Pugsley finds Slurp and tries to reason with him.
    — Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Eric keeps looking around for an actual person to reason with; nobody comes to the rescue.
    — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Attempts to reason with the boar, as well as lassoing it, meanwhile, were unsuccessful.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Strawberries are nutritious for a number of reasons with their high-fiber content – more than 4 grams per cup – topping the list.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Once a tantrum is underway, reasoning with a child is often ineffective.
    — Claire Dodds, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Seemingly unstoppable, only one thing stands in his way – a tenacious prosecutor who can’t be bought, bribed or reasoned with.
    — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The human mind’s capacity to reason with precision is one of the great breakthroughs in our comprehension of the world around us.
    — Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Churchgoers can be seen either fleeing the sanctuary, sitting frozen in their seats or trying to reason with the intruders.
    — Editorial, Boston Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Churchgoers can be seen either fleeing the sanctuary, sitting frozen in their seats or trying to reason with the intruders.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Sam used his skills to attempt to reason with the hijackers and work with his fellow passengers to neutralize the volatile situation.
    — Sabienna Bowman, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Boucher wrapped an arm around Westbrook’s shoulder and leaned in, speaking calmly as Westbrook continued to reason with him.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Sebring first attempted to reason with the group, emphasizing that Tate was heavily pregnant.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Trying to reason with someone who’s flooding, defending yourself, or escalating in return will likely go nowhere.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Will tries to reason with Ronnie and Hank, though Hank is much more interested in whatever is going on between these kids.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
  • The new chip, the Vera Rubin, is the first Nvidia chip that will actually allow users to reason with their computers.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Jan. 2026
  • The singer and actress — who leads as Glinda in the film — boarded a plane with her team last night, but they were told to deplane for maintenance reasons with the crew citing safety concerns.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
  • In one October 2013 email, Mahler reasoned with Epstein, who was frustrated by the lack of progress in the search.
    — John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 6 Feb. 2026
  • This included their ability to understand and reason with language and the ability to visualize and comprehend objects and their relations in space.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The scale of the headloss was best summed up by Luis Suarez attempting to reason with Messi, before the Argentine did anything on the Suarez scale of stupid.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Absences beyond the 10 days are considered unexcused, except for medical reasons with verification from a medical provider.
    — Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 16 Jan. 2026
  • In the moments before the Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) shows up and tries to reason with Elphaba, Kerstein was still trying to honor Glinda’s wish fulfillment.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 Nov. 2025

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